HERMÈS - 2020 Universal registration document

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANET: ENVIRONMENT

On the ITH site, separate meters have been installed in order to distinguish between process and washroom consumption and to take rapid and targeted action in the event of drift. Since 2017, the site’s green spaces have been watered solely using a rainwater harvesting system. At Siegl, construction of the new wastewater treatment plant began in October 2019 for delivery scheduled for the end of 2020. The specifications include targets for the reuse of process water effluents, with an initial target of 5% upon commissioning and ultimately reaching 30%. Finally, the site has reduced its water consumption by 19% thanks to the integration of two additional washing tanks on the washing equipment and the installation of solenoid valves on the inkjet machines to adjust the water flow. Thanks to these numerous local actions, the sector’s overall consumption has been declining for several years. In 2020, the gross reduction in water consumption was 17%. Leather The Leather Goods division’s production units have a low environmental impact on water. Water is essentially used for washroom water supply purposes (no water volume is used for the processes). With consumption of 26,197 m 3 in 2020, the Leather division’s water consumption declined by 2,605 m 3 compared with 2019. The ratio measuring water consumption in relation to activity improved by 9%. Four reasons explain this result: the implementation of tools allowing for more detailed management s and early identification of any leaks; technical investments enabling lower consumption (change of cooling s towers on a site in the Paris region); the implementation of communication and operational control actions s among employees; the temporary closure, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, of certain s water-consuming activities, such as company restaurants. The “Water” environmental impact is taken into account when designing new production units: in the recently built Leather Goods workshops (Tardoire, Iséroise and Allan), a rainwater harvesting system has been installed to supply the washrooms with water (main source of water consumption in our production units). LEATHER (FROM 1 NOVEMBER N-1 TO 31 OCTOBER N) 2018 2019 2020 Water in m 3 32,810 28,802 26,197

Crystal manufacturing

CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING (FROM 1 NOVEMBER N-1 TO 31 OCTOBER N)

2018

2019

2020

Water in m 3

11,088 11,358 8,750

Water consumption amounted to 8,608m 3 in 2020, down compared to previous years and in terms of activity. The gains obtained mainly come from the technical optimisations carried out on the melting processes and the completion of new installations for recycling water, as well as from all the organisational efforts. In addition, a study to go further in terms of recycling treated effluents is scheduled for 2021. The Cristalleries Saint-Louis have implemented an innovative water treatment solution based on nature and which uses the phyto-restoration technique to treat part of the wastewater , a system that is more respectful of the environment and avoids the need for technical physical-chemical treatment solutions (see § 2.5.3.4). As it does not require any input of energy or chemical products, the system provides optimal water purification and its performance is superior to that of a traditional physical-chemical installation. It is based on a triple system of filter basins: plant filters, phragmite genus reeds, planted in peat, trap suspended s matter and nitrogen pollution; mineral filters, surrounded by perennial grasses (miscanthus) then s trap the soluble metal compounds by drainage; finally, plantations of endemic species complete the system and s integrate it into the landscape. J3L All J3L sites are supplied with water from city networks, and the site in Portugal benefits from additional water from a well and underground tanks collecting rainwater. Water is mainly used for washrooms. For the process, it is particularly involved in the lubrication of machined parts, the first stages of polishing and the rinsing of parts during surface treatment operations. The use of wastewater treatment plants by evapo-concentration at the surface treatment sites allows, thanks to recycling, a saving of three-quarters of the water used in the processes. Building on the impetus given by the Water Energy Carbon master plan within the Hermès Group, J3L began installing additional water meters on some of the sites. This will continue in 2021 across the entire division. Farms The Farms division comprises an alligator farm in the United States ( Alligator mississippiensis ), three crocodile farms in Australia ( Crocodylus porosus ) and two hide processing and inspection sites in Australia. They represent a strategic link in the crocodile hide supply chain.

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